Hatchway, rails and bulkheads for ships or boats and parts of hull
Hatchway, rails and bulkheads for ships or boats, hull parts
HSN 7308 90 30 (hatchway, rails and bulkheads for ships or boats and parts of hull) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to the Indian Standard mapped under the Steel Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2020 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of S.O. 281(E). Steel Import Monitoring System registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1161:2014 for steel tubes for structural purposes. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Steel Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 281(E) dated 21-01-2020
- 2Ensure every tube or structural steel component bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number on the product itself. Marking on packaging alone does not satisfy the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 requirement.Steel Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Scheme-I marking format
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days from issue; the registration must remain within validity on the date of arrival.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023
- 4Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register and the SIMS registration against the DGFT portal; either being absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.ITC HS policy condition 2 of Chapter 73 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the consignment is a re-import for packaging only, or an SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition, document the SIMS exemption basis in writing. The BIS QCO obligation under IS 1161:2014 is not waived by either SIMS carve-out — the ISI-marked product requirement continues to apply.DGFT policy circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming that shipbuilding-application steel components — hatchways, rails, and hull parts — fall outside the Steel Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2020 because they are classified as structural articles rather than tubes. IS 1161:2014 covers steel tubes for structural purposes, and the QCO obligation follows the product standard, not the vessel-use intention; an importer who sources from an unlicensed manufacturer on the basis that the product is destined for a ship faces detention and potential confiscation regardless of the marine application.